Blood Disorders in Adults :
Blood disorders in adults lead to abnormal functioning of blood cells in the body, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets. There are different kinds of blood disorders, such as anemia, blood cancers, bleeding disorders, blood clot disorders, etc. The types of anemia include iron deficiency anemia, aplastic anemia, vitamin deficiency anemia, and hemolytic anemia etc. The types of bleeding disorders include hemophilia, immune thrombocytopenic purpura and Von Willebrand Disease. The different types of blood cancers are lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma. The blood clot disorders include disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and hypercoagulable states. Other blood disorders includes thalassemia, eosinophilic disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes, and sickle cell disease. The common symptoms of blood disorders include weakness, easy bruising, fatigue, shortness of breath, pale skin, swollen lymph nodes, frequent infections, and weight loss, which is unexplained. Treatment options include medications, blood transfusions, stem cell transplantation, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation.